The 2015–16 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Beavers were led by second-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Beavers finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated

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in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. OSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West Region, marking the Beavers' first NCAA Tournament appearance since

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. The Beavers lost in the first round of the Tournament to VCU.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2014–15 season 17–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. OSU lost to

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in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament, but declined.

Off-season

Departures

2015 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

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References

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2015 in sports in Oregon

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